Chapter 7

The club was glittering and luxurious, and even the doormen at the entrance wore crisp uniforms.

I stood at the door in my ill-fitting high heels and had no intention of going in.

My mom and Harris were already anxious like ants on a hot pan.

Just then, a black Rolls-Royce slowly pulled up at the entrance.

The door opened, and a middle-aged man in a tailored suit got out. He walked straight toward me.

My mom and Harris, hiding in the shadows, nearly had their eyes pop out.

“Miss, I’m Mr. Stewart’s driver. He asked me to come get you first. He’s gone to prepare a gift for you and will be here soon.”

I nodded. “No rush. I’ll wait for him here.”

Seeing that we still weren’t going in, my mom couldn’t hold back anymore and rushed out from the corner.

“What are you acting so high and mighty for! The boss is already here, so hurry up and go serve him!”

As she spoke, she pushed me forward hard, her face stacked with a flattering smile as she turned to the driver.

“Boss, please don’t mind her! This girl has never seen the world. I’ll teach her a lesson for you!”

My stepfather also rushed over in a flurry, rubbing his hands together, his face full of panic.

“Yeah, Alice, hurry up and greet the boss! Don’t offend a VIP!”

The driver was confused by the whole scene and looked at them with open disgust. “Who are you people? Move aside!”

My mom froze for a second and only thought the driver was putting on airs. The smile on her face got even wider.

“Boss, you’re really funny! I’m her biological mother, so she has to listen to me!”

My mom gave me wild looks, trying to signal me, but I didn’t budge.

She lost her patience and raised her hand to slap me hard across the face. My cheek instantly swelled up.

“I raised you for nothing! I asked you to have dinner with the boss, and you’re already giving me attitude? What good are you!”

The next second, she turned to the driver again, and her face changed from vicious to sycophantic in an instant.

“Boss, don’t take it personally!”

“I’m her mother, so give the seventy thousand straight to me! What does a little girl like her know anyway!”

“As long as the money’s in place, let alone having dinner with you, she can even sleep with you!”

The driver’s face instantly turned ashen, and he was about to explode.

A furious voice came from behind him.

“What do you think you’re doing to my daughter?”